The 1974 Montreal Expos season was the sixth season in the history of the franchise. The Expos finished in fourth place in the National League East with a record of 79–82, 8+1⁄2 games behind the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1974 Montreal Expos | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Jarry Park | |
City | Montreal | |
Record | 79–82 (.491) | |
Divisional place | 4th | |
Owners | Charles Bronfman | |
General managers | Jim Fanning | |
Managers | Gene Mauch | |
Television | CBC Television (Dave Van Horne, Duke Snider) Télévision de Radio-Canada (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
Radio | CFCF (English) (Dave Van Horne, Russ Taylor, Ron Reusch, Tom Cheek) CKAC (French) (Claude Raymond, Jacques Doucet) | |
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Offseason edit
- October 26, 1973: Bernie Allen was released by the Expos.[1]
- December 5, 1973: Mike Marshall was traded by the Expos to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Willie Davis.[2]
- January 9, 1974: Joe Kerrigan was drafted by the Expos in the 1st round (10th pick) of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[3]
Spring training edit
The Expos held spring training at City Island Ball Park in Daytona Beach, Florida. It was their second season there.
Regular season edit
Season standings edit
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 52–29 | 36–45 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 75 | 0.534 | 1½ | 44–37 | 42–38 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 8 | 46–35 | 34–47 |
Montreal Expos | 79 | 82 | 0.491 | 8½ | 42–38 | 37–44 |
New York Mets | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 17 | 36–45 | 35–46 |
Chicago Cubs | 66 | 96 | 0.407 | 22 | 32–49 | 34–47 |
Record vs. opponents edit
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | — | 4–8 | 7–11–1 | 6–12 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 17–1 | 8–10 | 9–3 | |||||
Chicago | 8–4 | — | 5–7 | 4–8 | 2–10 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | |||||
Cincinnati | 11–7–1 | 7–5 | — | 14–4 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 6–6 | |||||
Houston | 12–6 | 8–4 | 4–14 | — | 5–13 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 8–4 | |||||
Los Angeles | 10–8 | 10–2 | 12–6 | 13–5 | — | 8–4 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 16–2 | 12–6 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 9–9 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–9 | |||||
New York | 4–8 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 9–9 | — | 7–11 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 6–12 | |||||
Philadelphia | 4-8 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 11–7 | — | 10–8 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 9–9 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 8–4 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | — | 9–3 | 8–4 | 7–11 | |||||
San Diego | 1–17 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 2–16 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 3–9 | — | 11–7 | 5–7 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 7–11 | — | 6–6 | |||||
St. Louis | 3–9 | 13–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 9–8 | 12–6 | 9–9 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 6–6 | — |
Opening Day lineup edit
Notable transactions edit
- April 1, 1974: John Boccabella was traded by the Expos to the San Francisco Giants for Don Carrithers.[4]
- April 4, 1974: Bill Stoneman was purchased from the Expos by the California Angels.[5]
- June 5, 1974: Bobby Ramos was drafted by the Expos in the 7th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.[6]
- September 5, 1974: Ron Hunt was selected off waivers from the Expos by the St. Louis Cardinals.[7]
Roster edit
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Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Barry Foote | 125 | 420 | 110 | .262 | 11 | 60 |
1B | Ron Fairly | 101 | 282 | 69 | .245 | 12 | 43 |
2B | Jim Cox | 77 | 236 | 52 | .220 | 2 | 26 |
SS | Tim Foli | 121 | 441 | 112 | .254 | 0 | 39 |
3B | Ron Hunt | 115 | 403 | 108 | .268 | 0 | 26 |
LF | Bob Bailey | 152 | 507 | 142 | .280 | 20 | 73 |
CF | Willie Davis | 153 | 611 | 180 | .295 | 12 | 89 |
RF | Ken Singleton | 148 | 511 | 141 | .276 | 9 | 74 |
Other batters edit
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Larry Lintz | 113 | 319 | 76 | .238 | 0 | 20 |
Mike Jorgensen | 131 | 287 | 89 | .310 | 11 | 59 |
Hal Breeden | 79 | 190 | 47 | .247 | 2 | 20 |
Ron Woods | 90 | 127 | 26 | .205 | 1 | 12 |
Pepe Frías | 75 | 112 | 24 | .214 | 0 | 7 |
Bob Stinson | 38 | 87 | 15 | .172 | 1 | 6 |
Larry Parrish | 25 | 69 | 14 | .203 | 0 | 4 |
Boots Day | 52 | 65 | 12 | .185 | 0 | 2 |
Pepe Mangual | 23 | 61 | 19 | .311 | 0 | 4 |
Jim Northrup | 21 | 54 | 13 | .241 | 2 | 8 |
Terry Humphrey | 20 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 0 | 3 |
Gary Carter | 9 | 27 | 11 | .407 | 1 | 6 |
Larry Biitner | 18 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 0 | 3 |
José Morales | 25 | 26 | 7 | .269 | 1 | 5 |
Warren Cromartie | 8 | 17 | 3 | .176 | 0 | 0 |
Jerry White | 9 | 10 | 4 | .400 | 0 | 2 |
Jim Lyttle | 25 | 9 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 2 |
Tony Scott | 19 | 7 | 2 | .286 | 0 | 1 |
Pat Scanlon | 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Rogers | 38 | 253.2 | 15 | 22 | 4.47 | 154 |
Steve Renko | 37 | 227.2 | 12 | 16 | 4.03 | 138 |
Mike Torrez | 32 | 186.1 | 15 | 8 | 3.57 | 92 |
Dennis Blair | 22 | 146.0 | 11 | 7 | 3.27 | 76 |
Ernie McAnally | 25 | 128.2 | 6 | 13 | 4.48 | 79 |
Other pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tom Walker | 33 | 91.2 | 4 | 5 | 3.83 | 70 |
Don Carrithers | 22 | 60.0 | 5 | 2 | 3.00 | 31 |
Balor Moore | 8 | 13.2 | 0 | 2 | 3.95 | 16 |
Relief pitchers edit
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Chuck Taylor | 62 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 2.17 | 43 |
John Montague | 46 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.16 | 43 |
Dale Murray | 32 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1.03 | 31 |
Don DeMola | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.12 | 47 |
Terry Enyart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.20 | 2 |
Bob Gebhard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 |
Award winners edit
Farm system edit
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: West Palm Beach
Notes edit
- ^ Bernie Allen at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mike Marshall at Baseball Reference
- ^ Joe Kerrigan at Baseball Reference
- ^ Don Carrithers at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Stoneman at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bobby Ramos at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ron Hunt at Baseball Reference
References edit
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1974 Montreal Expos at Baseball Reference
- 1974 Montreal Expos at Baseball Almanac